It’s been a while since I’ve done any updates, but that doesn’t mean I’ve not been busy. \u00a0I’ve just mostly been busy doing other things, although there was some chance of a drive at Ypres but this fell through last week; in anticipation of that I’d got the car back on the road and ready in case, so it’s actually in good shape – the suspension is all back in place having been reassembled and lubricated, and the car ran 100%, which was good of it. \u00a0But it wasn’t to be as the deal fell through, sadly.<\/p>\n
Today has seen the publication of Rally Guide 1 for Wales Rally GB 2011, and having had a read through and looked at the stages and timings, it looks like it would be a real challenge – the event starts in the North of the country, and has service in Builth Wells for the duration of the event, with lots of new stages and it would be a massive logistical challenge to undertake for someone like me – there’s a fair bit of movement in terms of sleeping and so on both for recce and during the event.<\/p>\n
But of course this is all largely theoretical; while the car is eligible for the event and I have my 2011 International Licence, I am short of two things:<\/p>\n
1) A Navigator. \u00a0Paul isn’t able to do Rally GB again unfortunately due to family commitments, so that’s a huge blow – it’s not just the navigating side of things that he’s excellent at, we also have a good laugh in the car, and on long road sections that’s important. \u00a0Plus he’s about the most organised person I know, and totally unflappable, which has been very useful in the past on many occasions.<\/p>\n
2) Money. \u00a0To do Rally GB typically costs about \u00a34000, plus any damage and repairs and so on after the event. \u00a0It obviously means a lot of time to be committed by me as well to get the car and everything else ready, but that’s an aside – the event is about \u00a34k to do for the week, all in.<\/p>\n
So, I’m really not sure what to do. \u00a0I’d love to do it again, especially as the event is once more completely different, and it would be a huge challenge. \u00a0But I’d need to find a navigator who sees the event in the same way I do, and is willing to put in a significant amount of money to do the event. \u00a0And I think that will probably be as much of a challenge as the week in mid-November. \u00a0Answers on a postcard…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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